Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Electric circuits

Electric circuits — practice question

The diagram shows a battery linked to a potential divider and two lamps, P and Q. The slider on the potential divider is shifted from end X to end Y of the resistor. Which row indicates the effect on the brightness of each lamp?

  • Abrightness of P: brighter; brightness of Q: brighter
  • Bbrightness of P: brighter; brightness of Q: dimmer
  • Cbrightness of P: unchanged; brightness of Q: brighter
  • Dbrightness of P: unchanged; brightness of Q: dimmer

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